›               o=o=o=o=o=›› OL' HACKERS ATARI USER GROUP MEETING›           October 19, 1996›› JACK   GEDALIUS  introduced  the  new› Recording   Secretary,   Barbara   J.› Keller, to the attending members.›› CORRESPONDENCE:›› RON  FETZER read a fax from Robert De› Letter of Belgium, who was  surprised› when he heard about Alex's death.  We› also got a  note  from  Gail,  Alex's› daughter  and  his  wife  Marie,  who› thanked  us  for the plaque and tape,› and they wish us well.›› Our ex-member, Norman Williamson from› England,  wrote  to  let  us know his› wife died  of  cancer.   Needless  to› say,  he  had  a  difficult year, and› that's   why   he  didn't  renew  his› membership last year. We sent a  note› of condolence.›› ALN  SHARKIS  showed  us  a letter he› sent to Mr.Stuart Murray of NOSAUG in› response  to  his letter about Alex. › Alan also received a Newsletter  from› a  user  group  in  the  Chicago area› which does have some 8-bit members in› their group although there is nothing› 8-bit-specific in  this  newsletter. › He also received a very long message,› really  an  article  from  Donald  A.› Thomas, Jr. It was a  very  long  and› involved  history  of  Atari,  Corp. › Then  Alan  showed a very nice letter› from JIM CUTLER saying he would  send› us  some  surplus programs which Alan› has.  Alan read  the  letter  to  the› club members.  Jim  suggests we might› use these as door prizes.  RON FETZER› will send our thanks to Jim.›› Alan  announced that the Toad October› Atarifest will be held on October 26,› Saturday  in  their  Severna Park, MD› store.›› Alan then showed a beautiful  picture› post  card  from  JOE HICSWA who said› that it was difficult to  remove  the› Scotch Tape from the newsletter disks› when   they   are   received.    Alan› suggested   we   use   a   nonstickey› reusable tape for our disk mailings. › Also a letter from JOE HICSWA stating› that he was interviewed  by  a  local› newspaper  regarding  his Atari hobby› was read.›› Alan passed around  a  clipping  from› BOB  ULSCHMID's wife. When she was in› Florida, she  noticed  that  a  local› paper  in  Largo ran an article about› Alan   Frazer  and  his  Atari  8-bit› computers.  The article  went  on  to› interview  two  other members of PACE› and to put Atari computers in a  very› positive light.›› HAROLD  PEGLER  is  still  working on› Library Index disk #4; the library is› getting very large.›› HARRY  TUTHILL has door prizes for us› this   month,   but   they   will  be› supplanted by the programs  that  JIM› CUTLER  sent.  Harry's prizes will be› awarded next month.›› JACK GEDALIUS mentioned the  computer› show  at  Nassau Coliseum but it will› most   probably   have   a  only  IBM› products.›› JACK   asked   for   a  vote  for  an› Equipment Manager  and RON FETZER was› voted in.› › AL  SHARKIS spoke about emulators and› how various people are improving them› and  how  many  people  who no longer› have Ataris, and wish they  did,  can› have  emulation  as  a  not-too-close› second.   JIM  HARRIS  is  moving  to› Massachusetts next month.  He will be› promoted to  a  software  engineering› position and he is going to miss us a› lot.  We'll  miss  Jim,  too.   As  a› result, the New  Nest  BBS  is  going› back  to  PAT  MULVEY  in a couple of› weeks, and it will revert to its  old› name -- The Nest.›› DEMONSTRATIONS:›› AL  SHARKIS  demonstrated  a  program› that displays  Atascii cartoons.  One› such cartoon, named Hackula, is about› a  bat  who changes into a Dracula at› will, goes  in  and  out  windows  to› access  anything  he   wants,   gives› himself  unlimited  access   on   his› machine,  and  downloads  enough   to› destroy  his  own  system.  The moral› is, "Don't check your  counts  before› they're hacked."   Side 2 works also,› Animate is the name  of  the  program› (Library #659).›› JACK  GEDALIUS demonstrated a program› called Towers of Hanoi, a game  where› you  must  end up with all the pieces› on one pole with the smallest on top.› You  can use a few pieces for an easy› game,   or   many  to  make  it  more› difficult.  There are several  copies› like this in the library already.›› Then  the door prizes were drawn, and› everyone present received one.›                                      › A  guest, George Gable, attended this› meeting.  He  would like  to join the› club next month.›› The next meeting will be on  November› 9,  1996  at  11:30  in  the  library› meeting room.››               o=o=o=o=o=›››